Order of the Golden Lance

Then The Order of the Golden Lance was not always named as such. When the order was first created, it was under a different name. No, it was not until the Order received the lance that the name of the order was changed, due to the power of the weapon. It is unclear what the Order was named before they received the lance, or how they attained it, as any documentation from that time was lost to time. It has been passed down, however, that the lance was created by Xan the Aengul, eventually finding its way into the hands of the Order. For this reason, the weapon is known as the Lance of Xan.

Though its powers are not entirely clear, it is said the Lance could defeat the most powerful evils. It holds an extremely powerful enchantment, shining a bright emerald light, holy in nature. A wound from this weapon would be powerful enough to kill Setherien.

It was with this weapon, the Lance of Xan, that the Order of the Golden Lance hoped to defeat Setherien. They brought the weapon with them when they followed Setherien from Asulon, and the weapon was held by the son of Hilan when the Order was smote by Setherien. It was only by the cunning of Setherien that they were defeated, for the power of the Lance would most certainly have wrought a killing blow to the drakaar.

After the Order was slain, Setherien transformed into the form of a mortal, reaching down to clasp the weapon and learn what he could from it. However, at his touch, light surged from the weapon to the drakaar’s hand, ensnaring it, tearing at the creature’s taint. It was only when the drakaar poured much of its power into the weapon that the light receded, the lance shattering into many fragments of golden metal, being cast from the mountain of the final battle.

Enraged by the pain the weapon had caused him, Setherien sought to punish those who had caused the pain further. Backing away from the weapon, not daring to touch any shard of the holy metal, Setherien forced the souls of the recently departed to remain, enslaving them to his will. Setherien created the Harbingers in his anger in hopes that they could dispose of the weapon, only later realizing their utility to him.

From this point, Xan being the guardian aengul he is, called forth the final survivor, Hilan, to grasp each shard of the weapon, each harboring an aspect of its whole form, to be sent away, across Anthos and out of the Drakkar’s fatally corruptive grasp. As the successfully immolated Harbingers finally took form and donned their enchanted armor, the leader, now dubbed Vak’thuul, caught but a glimpse of the retreating Hilan.

For the last few glory years of his life, Hilan searched the land for the remaining pieces of the Lance, yet due to unfamiliarity with the land, and the Lance’s no longer magically imbued form, he was unsuccessful having to accept defeat... yet a plan forming in his mind, in the form of his grandchildren.

Having been scattered, there do remain a certain number of golden lance, albeit much, much more than the original estimate would have Anthos believe. The force deployed to Anthos was only the most elite of the Lance, the strike force in a way, designed keyly for the destruction of Drakaar. The team composed originally of 9 mortals, Hilan carrying the Lance of Xan for the Order, with the team leader so to speak being now known as Vak’thuul.

Back in Asulon though, as the end times drew near and natural disasters abound, a tunnel was found, leading to a land far from that of Anthos. The Order crossed it to the land we knew, and know, as the Fringe. In those lands the Order thought that they could hide the weapons pieces without the threat of Setherien on them, but the tunnel still existed to be found by some of his minions. The Order created a door at the entrance of the tunnels, which was to be known as the Door of Eternity. Inbued in holy magic, the door could keep closed and keep the dark beings of Setherien away. The Lance, or shall I say most, a few staying behind to observe what happened in Anthos, decided that closing the door was the best option, their home within the Fringe more of a utopia than they could have imagined.

In Anthos, we find the Lance no more as an order, but rather the descendants of the few who stayed behind to witness the Asulon tragedy. Unaware of their roots, these are second generation members of the oder, their parents having stayed quiet to keep a secret, yet inevitably having learned some of the true occupation of their elders.

The names of the descendants are lost with time, yet will undoubtedly soon surface, with the inherent blessings of the Aengul Xan, these offspring will still hold some of the passive gifts of those before them, small things like ability to lead, strength, and aptitude for holy magick.

Descendants:

Herun Athna

Hilan Athna

Sarah Athna